The Best Keto Cheese Sauce

How To Make Keto Cheese Sauce

It will take just five minutes to make this low-carb cheese sauce from scratch. You'll start by heating up the cream with butter and then add shredded cheese and cream cheese. Bring to a boil and cook briefly until it thickens. That's it! Cheese sauce made with these four simple ingredients, without any spices or herbs, is also carnivore approved.

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Creamy Cheese Sauce Variations

I kept my cheese sauce plain but you can use any of your favourite herbs and spices. Here are some of the optional seasonings you can use:

• ¹/₄ tsp cayenne pepper
• ¹/₂ tsp garlic powder or 1 minced garlic
• ¹/₂ tsp onion powder
• ¹/₂ tsp paprika
• ¹/₂ - 1 tsp mustard powder
• 2-4 tbsp freshly chopped herbs of choice (basil, parsley, thyme, rosemary, mint or chives)

Which Cheese is Best to Use for Cheese Sauce?

To make grain-free cheese sauce, you'll need two types of cheese; soft cheese and hard cheese. For the soft cheese you can use full-fat cream cheese for plain flavor, or use fresh goat's cheese or sheep's cheese for a stronger flavor.

For the hard cheese you can use cheddar, hard goat's cheese, Manchego, Gouda, Emmental, Edam, Swiss cheese such as Gruyere, Parmesan or Pecorino Romano.

Strong tasting types of cheese such as Gorgonzola, Roquefort, Brie or Camembert are best combined with plain full-fat cream cheese.

I find that the best way to combine different types cheese is to always use one mild, neutral tasting cheese and one strong tasting cheese. Here are some of my favorite combinations:

• cream cheese + hard goat's cheese
• cream cheese + Swiss cheese
• soft sheep's cheese + Pecorino Romano (plus goat's cream if you can't have cow's milk)
• soft goat's cheese + Parmesan
• cream cheese + blue cheese such as French roquefort, English stilton, Italian gorgonzola, and Spanish cabrales.

How Long Can I Store Cheese Sauce?

This sauce is best eaten immediately or kept at room temperature before serving. Alternatively, you can let it cool down to room temperature, and then store in the fridge in a sealed jar for up to 5 days. Finally, this recipe is easy to scale up or down, so if you can't use the whole recipe, you can always make one serving at a time.

How To Prevent Cheese Sauce from Splitting

Reheating cheese sauce can sometimes cause it to split, but with a few simple tricks, you can keep the cheese sauce smooth and creamy and prevent it from clumping up.

One effective method is to add a small amount of arrowroot powder. Mix a teaspoon of arrowroot powder with a little cold milk to create a slurry, then stir it into your cheese sauce while cooking. This helps stabilize the sauce and prevents splitting when reheated.

Another crucial tip is to reheat the sauce gently over low heat, stirring constantly. This slow approach avoids overheating, which can cause the fats to separate. By warming your cheese sauce gently, you ensure it remains perfectly creamy.

How to Serve Cheese Sauce

This keto cheese sauce is so versatile! It can be drizzled over steamed or roasted vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower or zucchini. Use it to make this Low-Carb Broccoli Cheese Gratin which can be served as a side or vegetarian keto lunch or dinner. You can also serve it with some fish and veggies - try this Crispy Cod with Broccoli & Keto Cheese Sauce.

I used this cheese sauce to make Low-Carb Cauliflower Cheese and The Best Keto Mac And Cheese, both a keto alternative to traditional Mac and Cheese. Finally, this gluten-free cheese sauce is perfect to serve with steak, pork chops, lamb chops, roast chicken and baked salmon. The options are endless!

Nutritional values (per about ¹/₄ cup/ 60 ml)